President Barack Obama on Monday signed two presidential memoranda taking on environmental issues either ignored or abused by the Bush administration:

1. A first memorandum directing Lisa Jackson and the EPA to reconsider the denial of a waiver allowing California and 17 other states to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. Granting the waiver is consistent with initial EPA staff recommendations.

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